1. “Get Out”

2. “The Gift”

3. “Creep 2”

4. “Creep”

5. “Paranormal Activity”

6. “Hush”

7. “Ouija: Origin of Evil”

8. “Split”

9. “Oculus”

10. “Paranormal Activity 3”

11. “Unfriended”

12. “The Lords of Salem”

13. “Happy Death Day”

14. “The Purge: Election Year”

15. “The Visit”

16. “The First Purge”

17. “Paranorma Activity 2”

18. “Sinister”

19. “Insidious: Chapter 3”

20. “Insidious”

The horror genre in the 21st century has been largely dominated by Blumhouse. The production company, founded by Jason Blum, has mastered the art of making millions off low-budget horror movies, and their efforts have taken them to the top of the box office and all the way to the Oscars.

Jordan Peele’s Oscar-winning social thriller is Blumhouse’s top-rated horror title on Metacritic with a score of 84. The film, which was nominated for Best Picture and Best Director, is also the second-best-reviewed Blumhouse title in history following “Whiplash” (score 88). Both Blum and Peele have expressed interest in teaming up for a sequel.

Joel Edgerton’s directorial debut “The Gift” (score 77) stars Jason Bateman and Rebecca Hall as a married couple whose relationship is destroyed by the arrival of a former classmate of Bateman’s character. Edgerton nods to Michael Haneke and Park Chan-wook in this twisted psychological-horror movie.

“Appropriate Behavior” breakout Desiree Akhavan joined Mark Duplass and director Patrick Brice for the sequel to their 2014 horror favorite (score 75). Akhavan plays a video artist who answers an online ad from Duplass’ Josef. The two spend a day from hell together as Brice proves great acting is enough to revitalize the found-footage genre.

Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice’s “Creep” (score 74) was a horror sleeper hit in 2014 that became a word-of-mouth favorite on Netflix. Brice stars in the film as Duplass’ unknowing victim.

Oren Peli’s “Paranormal Activity” (score 68) was a horror sensation in 2017. Grossing nearly $200 million worldwide against a $15,000 budget, the movie became one of the most profitable films in history and launched a horror franchise to rival “Saw” for Blumhouse and Paramount.

Mike Flanagan gives the home-invasion horror-thriller a wicked twist in “Hush” (score 67), which centers around a mute-and-deaf woman who fights to stay alive against a masked intruder. With a main character who can’t hear her killer coming or yell out for help, Flanagan creates an agonizing 80-minute freak out of a movie.

“Ouija” wasn’t exactly a horror favorite in 2014, but Mike Flanagan did wonders for the franchise in his 2016 prequel film, “Ouija: Origin of Evil” (score 65). Featuring a standout performance from Elizabeth Reaser, the prequel is a small-scale supernatural chiller that proves Flanagan is Blumhouse’s horror director MVP.

Blumhouse’s 2017 kicked off on a high note with M. Night Shyamalan’s “Split” (score 62), which many critics felt was a return to form for the director. The film was revealed to be an “Unbreakable” sequel, and now Blumhouse and Shyamalan are working together on the third entry in the franchise, “Glass.” The movie comes out in January 2019.

Mike Flanagan appears yet again on the list with “Oculus” (score 61), starring Karen Gillan, Brenton Thwaites, and Katee Sackhoff. The film was Flanagan’s feature adaptation of his short of the same name.

“Catfish” directors Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman were behind the third entry in the “Paranormal Activity” franchise (score 59). The movie continued to prove the success of Blumhouse’s low-cost, high-reward method, grossing over $200 million worldwide against a $5 million budget.

Leo Gabriadze’s “Unfriended” (score 59) takes the supernatural-horror genre to the internet as it tells its story entirely on a computer screen. A standalone sequel, “Unfriended: Dark Web,” is being released later this month.

Blumhouse teamed up with Rob Zombie for “The Lords of Salem” (score 57), which follows a troubled disc jockey whose life becomes entangled with a coven of ancient Satan-worshipping women.

Christopher B. Landon, who worked with Blumhouse as a writer on numerous “Paranormal Activity” entries, directed the horror slasher “Happy Death Day” (score 57), which was a favorable hit in October 2017. The film took a “Groundhog Day” approach to the genre in order to upend its more conventional elements. A sequel is in the works.

“The Purge” franchise includes four movies as of July 2018, but the third installment is currently the most acclaimed (score 55). “Election Year” once again starred Frank Grillo in the role of Leo Barnes and became the highest-grossing entry in the franchise at the time.

Many people credit “Split” as M. Night Shyamalan’s return to form, but others will point to his found-footage movie “The Visit” (score 55) as doing the trick. Either way, Blumhouse is responsible for Shyamalan’s horror renaissance.

“The First Purge” is the first movie in the franchise not to be directed by James DeMonaco. “Burning Sands” director Gerard McMurray is behind the camera this time, and he crafts the franchise’s most politically relevant entry to date.

A sequel to “Paranormal Activity” was a no-brainer given the huge financial success of the original, and so “Paranormal Activity 2” (score 52) arrived in 2010 from director Tod Williams.

Blumhouse courted Ethan Hawke to star in Scott Derrickson’s grisly horror movie “Sinister” (score 53). Screenwriter C. Robert Cargill said the idea for the film came from a nightmare he had after watching “The Ring.” A sequel was released in 2015.

The “Insidious” franchise has been a reliable box-office performer for Blumhouse since launching 2010. “Chapter 3” (score 52) is the most acclaimed entry of the franchise. The film marked the directorial debut of Leigh Whannell and served as a prequel.

James Wan kicked off the “Insidious” franchise in 2010 with the original entry (score 52), starring Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne. The actors play a married couple whose son becomes a host for evil spirits.